The following are the session descriptions with contact information for the presenters. If you have any questions about any of the sessions please feel free to contact me at roderick.laughman@fhsdschools.org
SOLVE THAT PROBLEM! IMPROVE YOUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES WITH ADVANCED DATA TOOLS Many schools and districts have been trained in the concepts of professional learning communities but lack deep implementation and sustainability because of the ineffective use of tools to analyze data. Learn practical data tools that include Relations Diagram,Wagon Wheel, Four Quadrants, School Improvement Mapping, Fishbone, and 5 Whys. Apply these tools to solve problems in a learning team with peers. Leave renewed to implement new strategies. Robert Hess, Springfield Public Schools, Springfield, OR, rob@breakthroughschools.org Pam Robbins, Mt. Crawford, VA, probbins@shentel.net
IGNITING AND INVITING STUDENT MOTIVATION AND HIGH PERFORMANCE Discover how to make dramatic improvements in literacy and math in just 60 to 90 days. See how to encourage staff to work in professional teams and take decisive action that increases student achievement. Learn how to unleash the power of struggling, defiant, and disinterested learners to succeed. Find out how to encourage students and teachers to monitor incremental improvement and to use a powerful problem-solving strategy that inspires optimism and produces results. Bobb Darnell, Achievement Strategies, Lake Zurich, IL, bobbdarnell@mac.com
LIGHT A FIRE UNDER THE UNMOTIVATED Explore 10 strategies to motivate unmotivated educators and learners. Use an assessment tool to determine the causes of motivational problems and select the strategy that works best for the situation. Understand the need for ongoing support to keep people motivated. Carolyn Chapman, Creative Learning Connection, Thomson, GA, cchapman@carolynchapman.co
WHAT GREAT TEACHERS DO DIFFERENTLY: 14 THINGS THAT MATTER MOST What specific qualities and practices elevate great teachers above the rest? Learn what the most effective teachers do differently from their colleagues. Understand how to identify and implement specific skills used by the most effective teachers. Todd Whitaker, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, t-whitaker@indstate.edu
The following are the session descriptions with contact information for the presenters. If you have any questions about any of the sessions please feel free to contact me at roderick.laughman@fhsdschools.org
SOLVE THAT PROBLEM! IMPROVE YOUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES WITH ADVANCED
DATA TOOLS
Many schools and districts have been trained in the concepts of professional learning communities but lack deep
implementation and sustainability because of the ineffective use of tools to analyze data. Learn practical data tools that
include Relations Diagram,Wagon Wheel, Four Quadrants, School Improvement Mapping, Fishbone, and 5 Whys. Apply
these tools to solve problems in a learning team with peers. Leave renewed to implement new strategies.
Robert Hess, Springfield Public Schools, Springfield, OR, rob@breakthroughschools.org
Pam Robbins, Mt. Crawford, VA, probbins@shentel.net
IGNITING AND INVITING STUDENT MOTIVATION AND HIGH PERFORMANCE
Discover how to make dramatic improvements in literacy and math in just 60 to 90 days. See how to encourage staff to
work in professional teams and take decisive action that increases student achievement. Learn how to unleash the power of struggling, defiant, and disinterested learners to succeed. Find out how to encourage students and teachers to monitor incremental improvement and to use a powerful problem-solving strategy that inspires optimism and produces results.
Bobb Darnell, Achievement Strategies, Lake Zurich, IL, bobbdarnell@mac.com
LIGHT A FIRE UNDER THE UNMOTIVATED
Explore 10 strategies to motivate unmotivated educators and learners. Use an assessment tool to determine the causes of
motivational problems and select the strategy that works best for the situation. Understand the need for ongoing support
to keep people motivated.
Carolyn Chapman, Creative Learning Connection, Thomson, GA, cchapman@carolynchapman.co
WHAT GREAT TEACHERS DO DIFFERENTLY: 14 THINGS THAT MATTER MOST
What specific qualities and practices elevate great teachers above the rest? Learn what the most effective teachers do
differently from their colleagues. Understand how to identify and implement specific skills used by the most effective
teachers.
Todd Whitaker, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, t-whitaker@indstate.edu